Uzbekistan Travel Guide

November 23, 2017

Uzbekistan was important place for Silk Road in the past and you can see lots of historic places when you visit. To get the visa needs little effort but it is not much difficult that everyone can get visa. Uzbekistan is the place you should visit one time in your life. Here you can check Uzbekistan Travel Information. If you want to know more about real Uzbekistan, you should read My Uzbekistan Travel Blog Here

1. Location and map
Uzbekistan is located in Central Asia. Uzbekistan shares boundaries with Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan.

2. Population
32,979,000 (2017)

3. Capital
Tashkent

4. Language
Uzbek

5. Ethnic groups
81.1% Uzbek, 5.4% Russian, 4.0% Tajik

6. Time Zone
UTC+05:00

7. CurrencyOfficial Bank Rate $1 = 8,000 Som (In Sep 2017)(Until 2017, there was black market which was two times more than official rate. But the government raises official rate and strictly prohibits black market. Also they makes new bills, 10,000 ($1.25) and 50,000 som ($6.25))

8. Money
In the Capital, you can withdraw from some ATM. But it is quite difficult to find ATM for foreigners. In Bukhara, there was some bank giving USD with visa card at Lyab Hauz . The best way to travel is to carry enough USD and exchange at the bank.

<What Needs for Applying LOI(Letter Of Invitation)>-Passport copy-Employment certification (Or Certificate of graduation)-For airport, copy of flight ticket (If you cross on the land, don’t need)-Copy of the visa or stamp of the country where you are applying for Uzbekistan visaProcess Time– 7~8 days

<Where to Get LOI>Stantour– $70 Lol fee+$15 Handling fee=$85
(+$6Western Union sending fee)
– Company answers in one or two days
– 7-10 days working time
– Company is in Kyrgyzstan.

10_1 Register Address– You have to register the address every three days at the hotel.
– Hotel owners give the paper like above picture, which are registration paper.
– At the immigration, they will check your registration address paper. (Sometimes they don’t check detail date)

12. When to visit
March to May or Sept to Nov
In the summer, it is too hot like 45 Celsius (113 Fahrenheit)

13. Safety
People are friendly and they will help you if you need. It is quite safe to travel.

14. Politics
Local people avoid talking about politics that media is under control. Islam Karimov, first president, ruled the country for 25 years. After he died in 2016, new president was elected. The way he rules the country is similar to the first president.

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